Jump the audio to any word

Every word in a transcript carries its own timestamp, so the transcript and the audio stay linked: tap a line to play from that moment, and while audio plays, the transcript follows along, highlighting the current line and the current word.

How do I play from a specific point?

• iOS — tap a transcript line and playback jumps to the start of that line.
• Android — tap a line to play from there ("Play from here"). Long-press a line to copy its text instead — see Copy transcripts and summaries.
• Web — click the speaker label and timestamp above a line to seek there; the transcript text itself stays free for selecting and copying, so double-click the text when you want to seek from it.

Playback continues through the following lines until you pause; you don't need to tap line by line.

What happens during playback?

The line under the playhead is highlighted, and within it the word currently being spoken is emphasized as the audio moves — useful for checking the transcript against what was actually said. The transcript scrolls to keep up.

One exception: segments whose text you've corrected play from their start but skip the word-by-word highlight, because the edited text no longer aligns with the original word timings. See Edit a transcript.

How does the scrubber work?

The player at the bottom of the recording has a scrubber for coarse seeking — drag anywhere in the timeline. Tapping the transcript is the precise tool; the scrubber is for skimming. Both move the same playhead, and the transcript highlight follows either way.

What is the bookmarks strip?

If you added bookmarks while recording, they appear as a Bookmarks strip above the transcript — one chip per bookmark, labelled with its time. Tap a chip to jump the audio and the transcript to that moment. Bookmarks are the fastest way back to a decision or a quote you flagged live; see Bookmarks and notes while recording.

Troubleshooting

Tapping a line doesn't start playback

The audio needs to be available first. If the recording is still uploading or transcribing, the transcript (and therefore tap-to-play) isn't there yet — see How does transcription work in Canto?. On a freshly opened recording, give the player a moment to load the audio.

The highlight drifts from the audio

Word timings come from the original transcription, so they're accurate to within a fraction of a second on clean audio. Heavy background noise or crosstalk can make individual word timings slightly loose; line-level jumps stay reliable.